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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy ... AUPBD • Stones: Biliary ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... gastroenterology #dilated #bileduct
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
remote history of cholecystectomy ... henneberry_ryan #Dilated #BileDuct ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #biliary
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Sjögren's, the syndrome ... processes like primary biliary ... #Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Active: Symptomatic ... bacteremia, and miliary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... harmful -> Th Cells activate ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Active: Symptomatic ... bacteremia, and miliary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... increased B-cell activity ... renal failure Clinical ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... • Heerfordt syndrome
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
decrease in the active ... N2O can cause a syndrome ... The classic clinical ... #Pathophysiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... salivary ducts Clinical ... hepatitis, primary biliary ... muscarinic agonists • Active